Isaac's Life of Contrast - Article/article/isaacs-life-contrastHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - ... he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.” (Genesis 25:27-28)
Isaac’s early life became the biblical picture of Christ (Genesis 22:7-9). Not only did Isaac lay down his life voluntarily, but he continued to show great...

Abraham's Intercession Test - Article/article/abrahams-intercession-testHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - ... toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.” (Genesis 18:21-22)
Three “men” stood before Abraham’s tent, two of whom were later revealed to be angels (Genesis 18:2; 19:1). One of them, however, was none other...

Going And Returning - Article/article/21282John D. Morris, Ph.D. - ... again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes (Genesis 46:4). Imagine the turmoil that Jacob must have felt when he heard the news that Joseph was alive and wanted him to move to Egypt. His son, whom he had thought dead for...

Lessons from Amos: Seek the Lord - Article/article/lessons-from-amos-seek-lordHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - ... camped near Bethel when he first entered the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:8) and “called on the name of the LORD” at Bethel when he returned from Egypt (Genesis 13:3-4). Jacob’s dream of the ladder took place at Bethel (Genesis...

God In The Garden - Article/article/21216Henry M. Morris, Ph.D. - ... in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed (Genesis 2:8). This was the worlds first garden, and it must have been a beautiful garden, for God had planted it Himself. Every tree was pleasant to the sight;...

Judgment - Article/article/21042Henry M. Morris, Ph.D. - ... blew over its surfaces at the time of the mighty Deluge (Genesis 8:1), and the present mountains of the earth likewise rose out of the churning waters of the Flood (Psalm 104:6–9). It was at the time of the Flood that dark clouds first...

Walk before Me - Article/article/walk-before-meHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." (Genesis 17:1)
Abraham had been "walking" in the land of Canaan nearly 25 years when God gave this command to him. He had experienced the shameful rebuke in Egypt by Pharaoh...

The Name: From The Beginning - Article/article/1460David P. Livingston - ... began men to call upon the name of the LORD” (Genesis 4:26).The name of Israel’s covenant God, YHWH (or YHVH), comes from the Hebrew verb “hayah,” “be,” or “become.” The third person...

Abraham's Separation Test - Article/article/abrahams-separation-testHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.” (Genesis 21:10-11)
After Isaac had been weaned, Sarah noticed Ishmael mocking her and Isaac (Genesis 21:9). During the years since Hagar had given birth to Ishmael (at the insistence...

What Mean These Stones - Article/article/4445Henry M. Morris III, D.Min. - ... life on the earth after the awful destruction of the Flood (Genesis 9:8-17). Jacob set up a stone after he had seen the ladder and spoken with the angel of the Lord (Genesis 28:12-22). Joseph insisted that the children of Israel take his bones...